Glassboro, New Jersey · Public · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Glassboro, New Jersey, Rowan University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 21,026 students in fall 2024, including 16,100 undergraduates and 4,926 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Rowan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 206 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Business Administration and Management, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 6,232 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
82% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
21,026
Students enrolled
82%
First-year retention
6,232
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
206
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 206
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
82%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,066
Master's degrees
1,024
Doctoral degrees (research)
87
Professional doctorates
316
Certificates under 1 year
645
Postbaccalaureate certificates
55
Post-master's certificates
39
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
21,026
Undergraduates, fall 2024
16,100
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,926
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
24,215
Undergraduates, 2024-25
18,382
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,833
Full-time, 2024-25
76%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
20
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
54%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New Jersey Athletic Conference
President
Houshmand, Ali Asghar
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization